Posted by Emil on 04/27/06 17:16

> I currently code everything in Notepad++ and use XAMPP as a test
> environment. When I used to code JSP's I had a lovely IDE called
> JBuilder with debuggers, code optimisation tools and class explorers
> with nice auto complete for methods/functions available on an object.
>
> Whilst my setup works for me I reckon that I could use a better one -
> what can people recommend?
>
> I'm also interested in being able to manage multiple projects at once
> (currently I have to swap out the htdocs folder to change projects
> which is a bit annoying).
>
> Any help is appreciated (even if you just tell me to stick it out
> hardcore style!)
>
> Rick
>
I'm using Eclipse with PHPEclipse.
It is very good enviroment, and moreover its free.
It has almost all php programmer needs:
multiple projects, syntax colorizing, and some kind of intellisense.
However debugging need some effort to configure.
It is still being developed, so new functionality is available
almost every month.
And when you download proper plugins, you can use it to
manage mysql database, cvs repository, write js scripts and many many more.

Emil

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